Bermuda-based container firm Triton International Limited has appointed Niharika Taskar Ramdev to its board of directors, effective immediately.

With the appointment, Triton said its board consists of 10 directors.

The company is the world’s largest lessor of intermodal freight containers.

Triton said Ms Ramdev is a seasoned finance executive with global experience and has worked in the United States, India, China and Singapore.

She spent more than two decades of her career with General Motors, having served as chief financial officer of the global Cadillac division from 2018 to 2019, chief financial officer of General Motors International from 2015 to 2018, vice president of finance and treasurer from 2014 to 2015 and chief financial officer for global purchasing and supply chain from 2011 to 2014.

The company said Ms Ramdev currently serves as a director of XL Fleet Corp, where she also chairs the audit committee. She received her MBA from Harvard Business School.

Brian Sondey, chairman and chief executive officer of Triton, said: “We are excited to welcome Niharika to our board of directors.

“She is a proven executive with a wealth of finance, risk management, supply chain and international operations experience that will be a valuable addition to the Triton board.

“We look forward to her insights and contributions across a wide range of topics as Triton continues to drive future growth and shareholder value.”

Triton has a container fleet of 6.9 million twenty-foot equivalent units. Its global operations include acquisition, leasing, re-leasing and subsequent sale of multiple types of intermodal containers and chassis.